Clark,
Of course you're right; given enough time and money any car can be rebuilt.
The other side of the coin is this: at some point there's a financial
decision to be made: either will the car be worth more than the cost of
repairs or will the satisfaction of owning / driving the car be enough to
offset the cost. A basic rule of thumb, based on personal experience is when
you decide on a restoration project and fix a cost in your mind, double it.
you may be close to what it will actually cost. If you can't stand the cost,
don't do the project.
There are a lot (given the number of actual tigers left) of relatively nice
Tigers in the $25 - $50 thousand range. Looking at the pictures of the car
on E-Pay I don't see how the body can be rebuilt for less than @ $25K unless
the new owner is an accomplished body man. It could be less if the car is
"rust free", but those are rare, if they exist at all. Given that the engine
(and probably the transmission) are gone a $5,000 price tag may be a bit
high, if the new owner expects to recoup his / her expenses.
Tom
' 67 Mark 2 that's been there.
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Clarkwgriswold <
clarkwgriswold2nd@gmail.com> wrote:
> Back to your original posting jeff, everybody gets their two cents. Here's
> mine: aside from the whole alger issue.....ANYTHING can be saved with
> enough
> time, money, and dedication. And there no shame in it when that car is
> started, mid process or finished. All of these classics are saved at some
> level. If one person has a generally nice car that needs a front valance,
> as
> most do, their car was "saved" from death on some level. If this car on
> eBay
> needs repairs that when done will make it "less of a car", then so does the
> car that needs only the valance or new fender. If someone bought this car
> on
> eBay, and dedicated their own time and money to put it back on the road,
> power
> to them, and they have my deepest respect for doing so. It takes more
> automotive technical knowledge and commitment to save a car like this than
> it
> does to save one that just needs a repaint with new gaskets. And nothing
> worthwhile is easy. Not to say that there is anything wrong with simple or
> cleaner restorations, as there is no "easy" restoration, but there should
> be
> no outcasting of that builder or car.
>
> As an example, if I recall correctly, Shelby built two of those twin
> supercharged 427 roadsters. The survivor, his personal car recently brought
> 5.5 million at auction. The other one, the black one, changed hands a few
> times by way of Bill Cosby and a few others. The way I heard the story, the
> last owner drove it off a cliff at speed and killed himself. The car was a
> total loss, waded up in a ball alot smaller than this tiger. But it is
> being
> "restored" and it's rebirth is highly anticipated. Why should a famous car
> be
> worth saving and this one not? This car might be some kids dream car and
> the
> thought of saving it is everything to him. Let him do it and let's
> celebrate
> the notion.
>
>
> > Take a look at this Tiger on Ebay: 280609341334. Can this Tiger be
> saved?
> > It looks like a parts donor for sure.
> >
> >
> > Jeff
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